Dynamic Service Spot Positioning for Multi-User Transit Efficiency

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing service provision systems fail to dynamically determine the most suitable getting-on-and-off positions for multiple users, leading to decreased traveling efficiency and inconvenience, as they typically require users to adhere to predetermined routes and stops.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device and method that receive position requests from users and dynamically set service provision spots by analyzing requests from multiple users, allowing for the optimization of stop positions and routes based on collective user demands.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a position is designated by each user individually, then user convenience is improved, but traveling efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidtraveling efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges multiple individual position requests from different users into a single optimized service provision position. By combining requests and analyzing their spatial distribution, the system determines a centralized location that serves multiple users simultaneously, thereby maintaining user convenience while improving traveling efficiency through reduced stops and optimized routes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts the service provision position based on real-time analysis of multiple user requests rather than fixing positions in advance. This dynamic optimization allows the system to adapt to varying user demands and determine the most efficient service location for each situation, balancing individual user needs with overall traveling efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Productivity

If a predetermined route is used, then traveling efficiency is improved, but user flexibility decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetraveling efficiencyVSAvoiduser flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system maintains a predetermined base route for traveling efficiency but dynamically adjusts specific service provision positions along this route based on analyzed user requests. This dynamic adjustment within a structured framework allows the system to preserve overall route efficiency while providing flexibility for accommodating user needs at optimized locations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies local optimization to specific positions along the predetermined route rather than changing the entire route structure. By analyzing user requests and determining optimal service provision positions at local points along the established route, the system maintains global traveling efficiency while providing local flexibility for user convenience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Device complexity

If service provision positions are fixed in advance, then system complexity is reduced, but user convenience decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem complexityVSAvoiduser convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of multiple user requests before determining service provision positions. By collecting and analyzing position requests in advance and pre-calculating optimized positions based on this analysis, the system reduces the complexity of real-time decision-making while still providing customized, convenient service positions that meet user needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically analyzes user requests and determines optimized service provision positions without requiring complex manual intervention. The automated analysis and determination process reduces system complexity by eliminating the need for manual route planning while providing convenient, customized positions that reflect user preferences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11195414B2Information processing device and information processing method
Publication Date: 2021.12.07 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device and an information processing method, each of which is capable of setting a spot position of service provision so as to further improve convenience for users. An information processing device including: a communication unit that receives a position request from a user, the position request requesting a position of a spot at which a specific service is provided; and a control unit that dynamically sets a position of the spot by analyzing position requests from a plurality of users received through the communication unit.